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enTackling the Challenges of Offering Voluntary Savings to the Poorhttp://www.grameenfoundation.org/blog/tackling-challenges-offering-voluntary-savings-poor
<div class="body text-secondary"><p><em>Leo Tobias is Grameen Foundation’s Technology Program Manager of the Solutions for the Poorest Microsavings Initiative.</em></p></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above field-wrapper clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/card-bank" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">card bank</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/tags/cashpor" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">cashpor</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even odd even"><a href="/tags/microsavings" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">microsavings</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even odd even odd"><a href="/tags/mobile" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">mobile</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even odd even odd even"><a href="/tags/women" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">women</a></li></ul></div>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:04:40 +0000stoptime2478 at http://www.grameenfoundation.orgReaching the Poor and Very Poor with Appropriate Savings Serviceshttp://www.grameenfoundation.org/blog/reaching-poor-and-very-poor-appropriate-savings-services
<div class="body text-secondary"><p>What does it take to design and create savings products that are useful and safe for poor people? In a <a href="http://microfinance.cgap.org/2011/06/14/reaching-the-poor-and-very-poor-with-appropriate-savings-services/" target="_blank">guest piece for the CGAP Microfinance blog</a>, Debbie Dean -- Grameen Foundation's Microsavings Project Director -- discusses the team's experience working with CARD Bank in the Philippines.</p></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above field-wrapper clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/card-bank" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">card bank</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/tags/microsavings" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">microsavings</a></li></ul></div>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:30:15 +0000stoptime2453 at http://www.grameenfoundation.orgAttending Grameen Foundation's Spring 2011 Galahttp://www.grameenfoundation.org/blog/attending-grameen-foundations-spring-2011-gala
<div class="body text-secondary"><p><em>Smita Satiani is a guest blogger who attended Grameen Foundation’s Spring 2011 Gala on April 5, 2011. She currently works for the Clinton Foundation’s Economic Opportunity Initiative in Harlem, New York.</em></p>
<p>Grameen Foundation’s Spring 2011 Gala was held at 583 Park Avenue in New York City, and I was grateful to have the experience of attending such an inspirational and eye-opening event. The evening kicked off with a moving video message from Nobel Peace Laureate and Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus, who electrified the room and opened the door to a night of ideas, knowledge sharing, and stories of success from around the globe.</p>
<p>After being treated to live entertainment from Ballet D’Afrique Djoniba, guests enjoyed messages from Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware and Chairman of Grameen Foundation’s Board of Directors, and Grameen Foundation President and CEO Alex Counts, both of whom illustrated their strong passion for microfinance and providing opportunities for individuals to escape poverty across the world. The Foundation also honored shoe designer Christian Louboutin for his “Peace of Shoe,” a limited-edition creation designed to benefit microfinance. (Grameen Foundation is a charity of choice for Christian Louboutin and received substantial funding through this promotion.) And Margaret Sirovatka, Vice President for J.P. Morgan’s Global Trade Advisory, gave a riveting personal account about her experiences as a volunteer in Tunisia for Grameen Foundation’s Bankers without Borders® program.</p>
<p>[caption id="attachment_1616" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware and Chairman of Grameen Foundation's Board of Directors, talked to guests about the power of the "double bottom line" for microfinance institutions, and how Grameen Foundation's Progress out of Poverty Index enables them to measure how well they are meeting their social goals"]<a href="http://grameenfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/paul-maritz.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1616 " title="paul-maritz" src="http://grameenfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/paul-maritz.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="257" /></a>[/caption]</p>
<p>The final remarks of the evening were from Dolores Torres, President and CEO of CARD Bank, located in the Philippines. Initially formed as a replica of Grameen Bank, CARD is now the largest microfinance institution in the country. I have long believed in the work of the Grameen Foundation, but there is truly no better proof of the power of microfinance than to hear a woman like Ms. Torres speak about her successes in providing access to capital to millions of women and families in the Philippines alone.</p>
</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above field-wrapper clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Tags: </h3><ul class="links"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/alex-counts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Alex Counts</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1" rel="dc:subject" class="field-item even odd"><a href="/tags/card-bank" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">card bank</a></li></ul></div>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:00:22 +0000stoptime2444 at http://www.grameenfoundation.org